SollX Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) Octan issn't the only brand in town. there are still some small shell gasstations around. here is one. I have combined the 31026 bikeshop and cafe with a couple of shell polybags to build this mudular: I wassent able to make the levels detachable unfortunately. Edited January 11, 2015 by SollX Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 The house fits very well with the others. And the gas station is just right. I might agree with ArchitectureFan - would you like to live next to a gas station? But fine still! Quote
Andy D Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Very nice. But where folks put gas stations is up to local city zoning laws. Maybe this city just didn't notice. Great station anyway. Andy D Quote
lightningtiger Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Interesting approach to a modular.....back in the early 20th century gas stations were on street positions like this. Brick On 'Sollx' ! Quote
ReplicaOfLife Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Nice looking modular there. The gas station outfitting is propably a tad too modern (as lightningtiger pointed out, stations like that were common in the early 20th century), but who cares? I would bet that you can still find a gas station like that somewhere even today. How many extra bricks (apart from the shell related bricks) did you use for the building itself compared to the oroginal Bike Shop & Cafe? Quote
atkaforce Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 Nice looking modular there. The gas station outfitting is propably a tad too modern (as lightningtiger pointed out, stations like that were common in the early 20th century), but who cares? I would bet that you can still find a gas station like that somewhere even today. How many extra bricks (apart from the shell related bricks) did you use for the building itself compared to the oroginal Bike Shop & Cafe? Nice modular, i like it. In 1998 i was in Paris and i saw in the downtown a gas station like this. I was very surprised, but it does exist (or did exist) in a big city like Paris as well. regards Quote
ER0L Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 Nice station! Do you have a Flickr account? Would be glad to have it in the Gas Stations Group over there. Quote
*thomas* Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 In Brussels these type of gas station can still be found (and quite a lot of them tbh). But, in most cases they are found street-corners. Nice build btw! Added to favorites. Quote
SollX Posted January 12, 2015 Author Posted January 12, 2015 How many extra bricks (apart from the shell related bricks) did you use for the building itself compared to the oroginal Bike Shop & Cafe? I had to use some dark gray tiles extra, a base plate, 4 black 1x6x5 bricks to close the walls and 4 1x2x2 technic bricks and 2 pins. Nice station! Do you have a Flickr account? Would be glad to have it in the Gas Stations Group over there. No i don't have a flickr account sorry. Nice looking modular there. The gas station outfitting is propably a tad too modern (as lightningtiger pointed out, stations like that were common in the early 20th century), but who cares? I would bet that you can still find a gas station like that somewhere even today. How many extra bricks (apart from the shell related bricks) did you use for the building itself compared to the oroginal Bike Shop & Cafe? Building this i wassn't really thinking about it being all period correct. I just wanted to create an idea i had. thanks for the great comments. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 Fantastic MOC! That brand is the only present in my town ...I love those colors! Quote
MusicaRibelle Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 If certain battery research projects go well (for real cars and bikes, not lego..), maybe this is the future: a plug-in, rapid charging station for electric cars and bikes, which would fit well in a normal city block. And you can bet that Shell, BP, Chevron will all jump on the bandwagon and offer those. So, rather than early XX century, this scene could become late XXI century :) ..but no, still no individual flying DeLorean cars, sorry. Quote
El Garfio Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 IMHO 1.- A workshop or a 24/7 shop could be more accurate than a Gas Station. 2.- Classic "Texaco" pumps fit better in a modular street than nowadays ones. Quote
antp Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) In 1998 i was in Paris and i saw in the downtown a gas station like this. I was very surprised, but it does exist (or did exist) in a big city like Paris as well. regards Indeed in European cities you can still find small stations in the middle of residential buildings. Though that usually those that I see are rather on corners, and "under" a building rather than directly on the street; e.g. two small ones in Brussels: https://maps.google.be/maps?hl=en&ll=50.862826,4.317477&spn=0.010659,0.019848&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=50.862814,4.317368&panoid=81AqANo1WTroGW2v17xNcQ&cbp=12,151.98,,0,-7.01 https://maps.google.be/maps?hl=en&ll=50.841097,4.375434&spn=0.009675,0.039697&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=50.84109,4.375455&panoid=iEqpiBL_qGeyAYcgoRe7dw&cbp=12,56.14,,0,-2.24 there are a lot similar to that here. Edited January 13, 2015 by antp Quote
HeadBrick Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Nice work. I'm trying to convert the bikeshop and cafe into modulars myself, but yours is way better than the one I got going Quote
SollX Posted January 14, 2015 Author Posted January 14, 2015 Indeed in European cities you can still find small stations in the middle of residential buildings. Though that usually those that I see are rather on corners, and "under" a building rather than directly on the street; e.g. two small ones in Brussels: https://maps.google....151.98,,0,-7.01 https://maps.google....,56.14,,0,-2.24 there are a lot similar to that here. that could also be a nice modular project! Quote
lightningtiger Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 that could also be a nice modular project! That might be a great contest idea eh ? Quote
Cagast Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Yeah, there ARE some buildings with gas stations under. I would love if LEGO really releases a set with that. One bigger gas station with apartments and other interesting features that usually are in modular buildings, great set idea. Quote
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